Results and complications of plastic reconstruction in postoperative wound healing disorders in the sternum region [Ergebnisse und Komplikationen der plastisch-chirurgischen Deckung bei postoperativen Wundheilungsstörungen im Sternumbereich]

[english] With an incidence rate of 1–4%, mediastinitis following cardiac surgery is a rarely occurring complication, but may show a mortality rate of up to 50%. Since there are currently no standardized treatment recommendations, the available procedures are managed differently.The aim of this pape...

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Main Authors: Ennker, Ina Carolin, Robicsek, Francis, Vogt, Peter M.
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2012-11-01
Series:GMS German Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery – Burn and Hand Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/gpras/2012-2/gpras000010.shtml